# Daniel McFadden

_American economist_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Daniel Little McFadden is an American econometrician who shared the 2000 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with James Heckman. McFadden's share of the prize was "for his development of theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice". He is the Presidential Professor of Health Economics at the University of Southern California and Professor of the Graduate School at University of California, Berkeley.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 29 July 1937 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312560#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Raleigh ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312560#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312560#P27))
- **Occupation:** economist; university teacher; professor; statistician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312560#P106))
- **Education:** University of Minnesota ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312560#P69))
- **Positions held:** president ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312560#P39))
- **Awards:** John Bates Clark Medal; Frisch Medal; Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics; Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel; Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association; Fellow of the Econometric Society; honorary doctor of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Guggenheim Fellowship; Fisher-Schultz Lecture; honorary doctor of the Cergy-Pontoise University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312560#P166))

## Questions

**When was Daniel McFadden born?**  
Daniel McFadden was born on 29 July 1937 in Raleigh.

**What positions has Daniel McFadden held?**  
Positions held by Daniel McFadden include: president.

**Where did Daniel McFadden study?**  
Daniel McFadden was educated at University of Minnesota.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Daniel McFadden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_McFadden) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q312560](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312560) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Daniel McFadden 01.JPG by Bengt Oberger (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daniel_McFadden_01.JPG)

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## Cite this page

"Daniel McFadden". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/daniel-mcfadden. Retrieved 15 November 2026.